French airline, Europe Airpost is to resume direct scheduled summer service between Paris and Halifax, Nova Scotia, but with WestJet introducing a Glasgow - Halifax transatlantic link in summer 2015 will this year route via Dublin in the Republic of Ireland.
The route will operate from Paris – Dublin – Halifax, beginning July 9, 2015 and running through until September 11, 2015, boosting Canadian tourism to Ireland, and offering a new direct destination in North America for Irish passengers.
Boeing 737-700 aircraft will operate the route, configured in a two-class system, with a capacity for 130 passengers – 16 premium class and 114 in economy.
Europe Airpost, which is the French subsidiary of Dublin-based ASL Aviation Group, has an existing charter operation at Dublin Airport, but the new Halifax service will be its first scheduled service from Dublin.
“We are very pleased to launch a new scheduled route departing from Dublin,” said Europe Airpost Chief Executive Jean-François Dominiak. This new route meets Europe Airpost’s strategy of diversification into scheduled flights.
The new service will operate weekly, with flights departing Dublin on Thursdays and from Halifax on Fridays.
Dublin Airport Managing Director, Vincent Harrison said the airport was delighted to welcome the new Europe Airpost service to Halifax.
“Halifax is Dublin Airport’s fifteenth North American destination and we look forward to working closely with Europe Airpost to promote this new route, which strengthens the growing links between Ireland and Canada,” he said.
With this new route to Halifax, Europe Airpost will also offer a new travel option between Dublin and Paris, departing on Thursday from CDG at 13:00pm, arriving into Dublin at 13:35pm. The return flight will depart Friday from Dublin at 20:55pm, arriving into CDG at 23:30pm.
“Europe Airpost has been a valued charter customer for Dublin Airport during the past five years and we welcome its decision to operate a new scheduled service from Dublin for the first time,” Mr Harrison added.
Halifax, which is the capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia is steeped in history and culture, and is the largest city in Atlantic Canada.
“It’s a pleasure to welcome Europe Airpost back to Halifax and Nova Scotia,” said Joyce Carter, HIAA president and chief executive officer of Halifax Stanfield International Airport parent, HIAA. “This new air service to Dublin and return service to Paris connects our region with two very popular European destinations and complements our 2015 summer schedule of flights.”
This will be Dublin Airport's 15th new service for 2015, and its 15th destination in North America. The facility is already connected to Toronto by the flights of Aer Lingus, Air Canada rouge, while Air Transat serves the Toronto and Montreal markets from the Irish capital on a sesonal basis, mainly targeting leisure passengers.
Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet will also serve St John's on a seasonal basis for a second year following the success of its debut transatlantic route last summer.
In the chart below we highlight annual bi-directional O&D transatlantic passenger demand between Dublin and Canada. Halifax is currently the seventh largest Canadian market for passengers to/from the Irish capital with approaching 4,000 passengers per annum.
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